US7998188B2 - Compliant blood vessel graft - Google Patents

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US7998188B2
US7998188B2 US11/797,648 US79764807A US7998188B2 US 7998188 B2 US7998188 B2 US 7998188B2 US 79764807 A US79764807 A US 79764807A US 7998188 B2 US7998188 B2 US 7998188B2
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Peter Paul Zilla
Nasser Rafiee
Deon Bezuidenhout
Thomas Franz
Mark Yeoman
Hellmut Bowles
Nareak Douk
Michael F. Wolf
Paul Human
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Priority to EP08747464.9A priority patent/EP2152198A4/en
Priority to CA2686241A priority patent/CA2686241C/en
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Priority to US16/047,909 priority patent/US10595868B2/en
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JP2010506671A JP5331101B2 (ja) 2007-05-04 2008-05-02 静脈グラフトの採取された静脈の外表面への配置用のステントを選択する方法
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US13/745,999 US8747451B2 (en) 2003-04-28 2013-01-21 Graft apparatus
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US15/344,998 US10092293B2 (en) 2003-04-28 2016-11-07 Graft apparatus
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